World's Smallest Newsletter

August 2006

SHORTS: In 1914, Charlie Chaplin made 35 movies. The youngest pope was 11 years old. More than 400,000 U.S. homes do not have indoor plumbing. Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" when she was just 19 years old.

Law of Probable Dispersal: "Whatever hits the fan won't be evenly distributed."

The average person receives 31 greeting cards a year, seven of them birthday cards. Almost 50% of all first class mail today now consists of greeting cards.

Little boy: "Dad, did you go to Sunday school every week?" Dad: "I sure did." LB: "I bet it won't do me any good either."

If a man never shaved he would grow a beard about 27 1/2 feet long.

Steps toward bouncing back from a setback: 1) Make the best of it. 2) Avoid self pity. 3) Be persistent. 4) Adapt to change. 5) Keep things in perspective. 5) Never give up.

T-shirts: "Stupidity isn't a handicap. Park elsewhere." "He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, dead."

If you receive a request to do something that you don't really want to do, learn to "just say no." It can effectively cut stress in your life.

The only bone not broken so far during any skiing accident is the one that is located in the inner ear.

Beyond Vegas high rollers are the "whales." There are only about 250 in the entire world. They wager more than a million dollars per visit. Some have won as much as $25 million in a single visit.

What did one crow say to the other? "Bred any good rooks lately?"

Falling raindrops reach speeds up to 18 mph. A sneeze, 103.6. Elevator, 23. Transmission speed of nerve cells is 225 mph.

"Love quickens all of your senses - except the common." Lewis Stulz

Bumper stickers: (On a Jaguar) "Don't touch me. I'm not that kind of car." (On the back of a horse trailer) "Don't be what you see." "Ex-wives make great speed bumps." (On a plumber' s truck) "A flush is better than a full house."

How long do you keep people on hold? Most get "antsy" after about 20 seconds.

If you cross a deer-hound and a terrier, you a get a derriere ...a dog that is true to the end. Or if you cross a Pekingese and Lhasa Apsos, you'll get a Peekasso - an abstract dog.

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